Guam scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes guamensis

Scorpionfish beneath African Waters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Scorpaenodes guamensis, the Guam scorpionfish or common scorpionfish, is a species of venomous, marine, ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Scorpaenodes
Water type: Marine
Body shape: fusiform